British Airways Loses Bid to Block U.K. Pilots’ Summer Walkouts

  • Airline took union to court over pilots’ plans to strike
  • Cockpit crew dispute comes at height of busy travel season
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British Airways lost a U.K. court bid to halt a pilot strike, in a ruling that may clear the path for walkouts at the height of the busy summer travel season.

Wednesday’s decision raises the risk of the airline’s first pilot strike in about four decades, in a dispute about pay, profit sharing and a stock-awards program.